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We have a winner for the 2012 Giant TCR Composite worth £1499!

We've chosen our winner… is it you?...

My word a lot of you wanted to win this prize… not surprising really cos the new Giant TCR Composite 2 is indeed a thing of beauty when you see it in the flesh/carbon as we did last week in Germany. Now we're back and after a few reviving cuppas we've worked up the strength to fire up the random-number-o-meter and get the fickle finger to do it's proddy/pointy thing, and the winner is…

Blackhound

The lucky dog has been informed and as soon as we know what size and where to send it the nice people at Giant will be getting it to him, he won't even have to wait until 2012. It doesn't really get any better than that.

Enjoy the bike Blackhound and if you didn't win don't worry there will be another blisteringly good Schwag Grab coming this way soon.

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Giant pretty much invented the compact road bike and the TCR Composiste continues to set the benchmark for what compact design road bikes can deliver in terms of weight, ride, and handling. We were really impressed with the TCR Advanced 2 we tested earlier this year and the 2012 TCR Composite looks like a winner too. Here are some of the key features our lucky winner will get on their new bike:

  • Lightweight TCR Composite frame made from T600 carbon
  • Advanced-Grade Composite fork with alloy steerer
  • Overdrive head tube tapering from 1 1/8 at the top to 1 1/4 at the bottom and for even more front end stiffness and steering accuracy boosted even further by having the top and down tubes wrap around it
  • PowerCore bottom bracket – oversized and stiff and designed to get all your pedalling effort to the back wheel as quickly as possible
  • Shimano Ultegra shifters and rear mech matched up to a 105 front mech and with uprated for 2012 Shimano brakes and chainset
  • Wheels are Giant's new PR-2 offerings sporting Giant PR-3 tyres

The 2012 Giant TCR Composite is available in five sizes: S (48.5), M (50), ML (53.5), L (55), and XL (58.5) so there should be something there for everyone.

To win one all you've got to do is comment in below, we'll be drawing the winner When we get back from Eurobike (that's how far we've had to go to see one in the flesh) on 5 September. Usual Schwag Grab rules apply.

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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Alistair | 13 years ago
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Am I too late?

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Sammy1905 | 13 years ago
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Have the TCR Advanced 2 - as you say, impressive bike. A second in the stable would enable more of the family to enjoy Giant!

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mariamunkey | 13 years ago
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Very diverse bike... would love a new bike for the competition season ahead. Pop me in the running for this prize please!

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gillywilly | 13 years ago
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WOWEE What a great prize.

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HLaB | 13 years ago
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Count me in, it looks like a nice bike.

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thefatcyclist | 13 years ago
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Mad not to.

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MongerBunger | 13 years ago
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count me in  3

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peasngravey | 13 years ago
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I would love to win this, so I add my lucky number: 8

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ktf1888 | 13 years ago
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promise to keep it clean!

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AllezMadone | 13 years ago
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In in in !!

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daysofspeed | 13 years ago
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Wow. Gotta be in it to win it. Finally I could join my mates who have all seemingly taken to cycling in the past 12 months. I've literally been left behind!

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AllezMadone | 13 years ago
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If I win this I will lick it clean after every ride  4

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digitalrasta | 13 years ago
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Clean Wheels only.

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edd | 13 years ago
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please

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adamhiggens | 13 years ago
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Well if there's one going spare....

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Alex Luhrs | 13 years ago
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Very nice, yes please  1

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sickboyedd | 13 years ago
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Awesome  4

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stephogg | 13 years ago
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ok i'll have one thanks

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v393 | 13 years ago
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T'would be a lovely upgrade to my '08 TCR Alliance!

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SOK | 13 years ago
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I would die for one of those, count me in.

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soz | 13 years ago
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I'll take two please...

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marimata | 13 years ago
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Well!! Well!! Well!!

Its good time to, upgrade to a Carbon composite frame from an aluminum alloy frame to give my cycling performance a punch. I don't know how many of you really in need of this but i really need this one. Hope you all can understand and take back your comments so that i can easily win it!!!!!!.....

Please see - Message to sponsors of this bike.
Lets have a deal- If you give me this bike I'll do the marketing of your brand in my country.

Looking forward to winning this bike!!!

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justgosailing | 13 years ago
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Now THAT would solve a Christmas present problem for my son! I think he will have worn the last bike out riding around France & Spain for the summer.

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Jackal79 | 13 years ago
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Go on then, why not.

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noskcaj | 13 years ago
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Very nice.......I'd ride the wheels off it, get another set and do it again.

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tpdelaney | 13 years ago
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Yes please - a beautiful bike

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ggjacks | 13 years ago
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I'm in for the ride

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tuftypaws | 13 years ago
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It's just lovely

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EK Spinner | 13 years ago
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I can do this justice, so please count me in.

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surfing sloth | 13 years ago
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The wife needs a bike count me in

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